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  2. List of brightest stars - Wikipedia

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    The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: the Moon −12.7 mag [1] Venus −4.92 mag. Jupiter −2.94 mag. Mars −2.94 mag.

  3. Sirius - Wikipedia

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    Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice ...

  4. Night sky - Wikipedia

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    The night sky is the nighttime appearance of celestial objects like stars, planets, and the Moon, which are visible in a clear sky between sunset and sunrise, when the Sun is below the horizon. Natural light sources in a night sky include moonlight, starlight, and airglow, depending on location and timing. Aurorae light up the skies above the ...

  5. Stars in the Sky - Wikipedia

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    Stars in the Sky. " Stars in the Sky " is a song by American musician Kid Cudi. It was created for the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and was released as a single in promotion for the film on March 25, 2022. The song was written by Cudi himself, alongside Lil Nas X and producers Splititupbenji, Take a Daytrip, and Dot da Genius. [1][2][3]

  6. Arcturus - Wikipedia

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    Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Boötes. With an apparent visual magnitude of −0.05, [2] it is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere. The name Arcturus originated from ancient Greece; it was then cataloged as α Boötis by Johann Bayer in 1603, which ...

  7. Canopus - Wikipedia

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    SIMBAD. data. Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky. It is also designated α Carinae, which is romanized (transliterated) to Alpha Carinae. With a visual apparent magnitude of −0.74, it is outshone only by Sirius.

  8. List of nearest stars - Wikipedia

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    The brightest, most massive and most luminous object among those 131 is Sirius A, which is also the brightest star in Earth's night sky; its white dwarf companion Sirius B is the hottest object among them. The largest object within the 20 light-years is Procyon.

  9. Betelgeuse - Wikipedia

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    Betelgeuse is the brightest near-infrared source in the sky with a J band magnitude of −2.99; [ 95 ] only about 13% of the star's radiant energy is emitted as visible light. If human eyes were sensitive to radiation at all wavelengths, Betelgeuse would appear as the brightest star in the night sky.